Mainit

Mainit
Municipality of Mainit
Sunset over Lake Mainit
Sunset over Lake Mainit
Flag of Mainit
Official seal of Mainit
Map of Surigao del Norte with Mainit highlighted
Map of Surigao del Norte with Mainit highlighted
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Mainit is located in Philippines
Mainit
Mainit
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 9°32′13″N 125°31′23″E / 9.5369°N 125.5231°E / 9.5369; 125.5231
CountryPhilippines
RegionCaraga
ProvinceSurigao del Norte
District 2nd district
FoundedDecember 27, 1930
Barangays21 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorCrisanta O. Mondano
 • Vice MayorRamon B. Mondano
 • RepresentativeRobert Ace S. Barbers
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate21,025 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total
107.76 km2 (41.61 sq mi)
Elevation
50 m (160 ft)
Highest elevation
425 m (1,394 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total
28,019
 • Density260/km2 (670/sq mi)
 • Households
6,492
Economy
 • Income class4th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
31.26
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 125.9 million (2020), 65.55 million (2012), 65.17 million (2013), 74.31 million (2014), 89.24 million (2015), 105.2 million (2016), 112.9 million (2017), 115.5 million (2018), 118 million (2019), 132.3 million (2021), 178.2 million (2022)
 • Assets₱ 430.6 million (2020), 154.2 million (2012), 130.4 million (2013), 118.3 million (2014), 181.3 million (2015), 226.6 million (2016), 99.85 million (2017), 85.11 million (2018), 380.9 million (2019), 468.8 million (2021), 542.7 million (2022)
 • Expenditure₱ 109.4 million (2020), 55 million (2012), 56.88 million (2013), 54.29 million (2014), 61.73 million (2015), 72.22 million (2016), 79.56 million (2017), 88.43 million (2018), 105.3 million (2019), 129.8 million (2021), 143.5 million (2022)
 • Liabilities₱ 138.7 million (2020), 39.77 million (2012), 35.41 million (2013), 40.08 million (2014), 79.55 million (2015), 86.26 million (2016), 92.33 million (2017), 88.07 million (2018), 110.6 million (2019), 75.86 million (2021), 68.8 million (2022)
Service provider
 • ElectricitySurigao del Norte Electric Cooperative (SURNECO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
8407
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)86
Native languagesSurigaonon
Agusan
Cebuano
Mamanwa
Tagalog
Websitewww.mainit.gov.ph

Mainit, officially the Municipality of Mainit (Surigaonon: Lungsod nan Mainit; Cebuano: Lungsod sa Mainit; Tagalog: Bayan ng Mainit), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Surigao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 28,019 people.[3]

It is situated on the north shore of Lake Mainit in the north-eastern part of Mindanao. The word "mainit" literally means "hot". The other local term for "mainit" is "mapaso." Mainit is home to a hot spring, the Mapaso Wellness Resort frequented by locals and visitors from nearby towns and provinces. It is regarded that Mainit got its name from this hot sulfuric spring.[5]

  1. ^ Municipality of Mainit | (DILG)
  2. ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Caraga". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
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